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Prince William Henry, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh
1743 - 1805

Prince William Henry, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh
Prince William Henry, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh (25 November 1743 – 25 August 1805), was a grandson of George II and a younger brother of George III of the United Kingdom. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Prince William Henry, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh is the 3,242nd most popular politician (up from 14,881st in 2019), the 787th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 3,789th in 2019) and the 164th most popular British Politician.
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Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Prince William Henry, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh ranks 3,242 out of 19,576. Before him are Maria Antonia of Austria, Bartolomeo Colleoni, Muhammad I of Granada, Emperor Kōrei, Charles I of Württemberg, and Vratislaus II of Bohemia. After him are Joan II of Navarre, Abu'l-Fida, Edi Rama, Lady Sun, Anund Jacob, and Shajar al-Durr.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsMaria Antonia of Austria
1669 - 1692
HPI: 69.25
Rank: 3,238
Bartolomeo Colleoni
1400 - 1475
HPI: 69.24
Rank: 3,239
Muhammad I of Granada
1194 - 1273
HPI: 69.24
Rank: 3,240
Emperor Kōrei
341 BC - 214 BC
HPI: 69.24
Rank: 3,241
Charles I of Württemberg
1823 - 1891
HPI: 69.24
Rank: 3,242
Vratislaus II of Bohemia
1035 - 1092
HPI: 69.24
Rank: 3,243
Prince William Henry, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh
1743 - 1805
HPI: 69.24
Rank: 3,244
Joan II of Navarre
1311 - 1349
HPI: 69.23
Rank: 3,245
Abu'l-Fida
1273 - 1331
HPI: 69.23
Rank: 3,246
Edi Rama
1964 - Present
HPI: 69.23
Rank: 3,247
Lady Sun
192 - Present
HPI: 69.23
Rank: 3,248
Anund Jacob
1008 - 1050
HPI: 69.23
Rank: 3,249
Shajar al-Durr
1216 - 1257
HPI: 69.23
Rank: 3,250
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1743, Prince William Henry, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh ranks 14. Before him are Marquis de Condorcet, Archduchess Maria Elisabeth of Austria, Nicolai Abildgaard, Friedrich Heinrich Jacobi, Martin Heinrich Klaproth, and Carl Peter Thunberg. After him are René Just Haüy, Joseph Banks, Gavrila Derzhavin, Edmund Cartwright, William I, Elector of Hesse, and Louis Claude de Saint-Martin. Among people deceased in 1805, Prince William Henry, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh ranks 9. Before him are Luigi Boccherini, Isabelle de Charrière, Jean-Baptiste Greuze, Claude Chappe, Maria Theresa of Savoy, and Aloys I, Prince of Liechtenstein. After him are Frederica Louisa of Hesse-Darmstadt, Frederick, Hereditary Prince of Denmark, Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis, Mihrişah Sultan, Josephus Nicolaus Laurenti, and Abraham Hyacinthe Anquetil-Duperron.
Others Born in 1743
Go to all RankingsMarquis de Condorcet
PHILOSOPHER
1743 - 1794
HPI: 75.06
Rank: 8
Archduchess Maria Elisabeth of Austria
POLITICIAN
1743 - 1808
HPI: 73.76
Rank: 9
Nicolai Abildgaard
PAINTER
1743 - 1809
HPI: 73.53
Rank: 10
Friedrich Heinrich Jacobi
PHILOSOPHER
1743 - 1819
HPI: 72.77
Rank: 11
Martin Heinrich Klaproth
CHEMIST
1743 - 1817
HPI: 71.51
Rank: 12
Carl Peter Thunberg
BIOLOGIST
1743 - 1828
HPI: 69.82
Rank: 13
Prince William Henry, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh
POLITICIAN
1743 - 1805
HPI: 69.24
Rank: 14
René Just Haüy
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1743 - 1822
HPI: 68.96
Rank: 15
Joseph Banks
BIOLOGIST
1743 - 1820
HPI: 66.99
Rank: 16
Gavrila Derzhavin
WRITER
1743 - 1816
HPI: 66.72
Rank: 17
Edmund Cartwright
INVENTOR
1743 - 1823
HPI: 66.49
Rank: 18
William I, Elector of Hesse
POLITICIAN
1743 - 1821
HPI: 65.78
Rank: 19
Louis Claude de Saint-Martin
OCCULTIST
1743 - 1803
HPI: 65.17
Rank: 20
Others Deceased in 1805
Go to all RankingsLuigi Boccherini
COMPOSER
1743 - 1805
HPI: 75.85
Rank: 3
Isabelle de Charrière
WRITER
1740 - 1805
HPI: 73.62
Rank: 4
Jean-Baptiste Greuze
PAINTER
1725 - 1805
HPI: 70.16
Rank: 5
Claude Chappe
INVENTOR
1763 - 1805
HPI: 70.15
Rank: 6
Maria Theresa of Savoy
NOBLEMAN
1756 - 1805
HPI: 70.09
Rank: 7
Aloys I, Prince of Liechtenstein
POLITICIAN
1759 - 1805
HPI: 69.48
Rank: 8
Prince William Henry, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh
POLITICIAN
1743 - 1805
HPI: 69.24
Rank: 9
Frederica Louisa of Hesse-Darmstadt
COMPANION
1751 - 1805
HPI: 69.01
Rank: 10
Frederick, Hereditary Prince of Denmark
POLITICIAN
1753 - 1805
HPI: 68.03
Rank: 11
Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1738 - 1805
HPI: 67.20
Rank: 12
Mihrişah Sultan
POLITICIAN
1745 - 1805
HPI: 65.63
Rank: 13
Josephus Nicolaus Laurenti
BIOLOGIST
1735 - 1805
HPI: 64.15
Rank: 14
Abraham Hyacinthe Anquetil-Duperron
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1731 - 1805
HPI: 62.97
Rank: 15
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Prince William Henry, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh ranks 787 out of 8,785. Before him are John Bunyan (1628), James Callaghan (1912), Andy Cole (1971), Jean Simmons (1929), Osborne Reynolds (1842), and Henry Every (1659). After him are George Mallory (1886), James Dewar (1842), William McMaster Murdoch (1873), Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston (1784), Isambard Kingdom Brunel (1806), and Peter Greenaway (1942).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsJohn Bunyan
WRITER
1628 - 1688
HPI: 69.29
Rank: 781
James Callaghan
POLITICIAN
1912 - 2005
HPI: 69.28
Rank: 782
Andy Cole
SOCCER PLAYER
1971 - Present
HPI: 69.28
Rank: 783
Jean Simmons
ACTOR
1929 - 2010
HPI: 69.28
Rank: 784
Osborne Reynolds
PHYSICIST
1842 - 1912
HPI: 69.26
Rank: 785
Henry Every
PIRATE
1659 - 1699
HPI: 69.25
Rank: 786
Prince William Henry, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh
POLITICIAN
1743 - 1805
HPI: 69.24
Rank: 787
George Mallory
MOUNTAINEER
1886 - 1924
HPI: 69.22
Rank: 788
James Dewar
CHEMIST
1842 - 1923
HPI: 69.21
Rank: 789
William McMaster Murdoch
WRITER
1873 - 1912
HPI: 69.20
Rank: 790
Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston
DIPLOMAT
1784 - 1865
HPI: 69.20
Rank: 791
Isambard Kingdom Brunel
ENGINEER
1806 - 1859
HPI: 69.19
Rank: 792
Peter Greenaway
FILM DIRECTOR
1942 - Present
HPI: 69.18
Rank: 793
Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom
Among politicians born in United Kingdom, Prince William Henry, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh ranks 164. Before him are Æthelfrith (600), Gordon Brown (1951), Princess Marie Louise of Schleswig-Holstein (1872), James II of Scotland (1430), Edward of Westminster, Prince of Wales (1453), and James Callaghan (1912). After him are Ramsay MacDonald (1866), Lady Mary Victoria Douglas-Hamilton (1850), Mackenzie Bowell (1823), Thomas of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Clarence (1388), Asma al-Assad (1975), and Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn (1850).
Æthelfrith
600 - 616
HPI: 69.50
Rank: 158
Gordon Brown
1951 - Present
HPI: 69.47
Rank: 159
Princess Marie Louise of Schleswig-Holstein
1872 - 1956
HPI: 69.47
Rank: 160
James II of Scotland
1430 - 1460
HPI: 69.31
Rank: 161
Edward of Westminster, Prince of Wales
1453 - 1471
HPI: 69.30
Rank: 162
James Callaghan
1912 - 2005
HPI: 69.28
Rank: 163
Prince William Henry, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh
1743 - 1805
HPI: 69.24
Rank: 164
Ramsay MacDonald
1866 - 1937
HPI: 69.11
Rank: 165
Lady Mary Victoria Douglas-Hamilton
1850 - 1922
HPI: 69.01
Rank: 166
Mackenzie Bowell
1823 - 1917
HPI: 68.98
Rank: 167
Thomas of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Clarence
1388 - 1421
HPI: 68.91
Rank: 168
Asma al-Assad
1975 - Present
HPI: 68.87
Rank: 169
Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn
1850 - 1942
HPI: 68.80
Rank: 170